Sanitary toothbrush holder



July 5, 1932- J. AMELOTTE 1,366,001 I SANITARY TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER I Q Filed March 22. 1929 lnveni'or- Joseph Amelo'rfe of various materials but is preferably conthe user as Shown in dotted lines 2 It Patented July 5,1932 o 3 15866301 srATEs PATENT FFIE JOSEPH AMELOTTE, or LYNN,MAssAoHUsErTs SANITARY TOOTHBBUSH HOLDER Application filed. March 22, 1929. Serial No. 349,249.

This invention relates to a toothbrushholdforms the front side and top of the chamber er and has for its object to provide a novel 6. The member 3 is provided with trunnions tooth brush holder which is perfectly sani- 9 which are received in bearings located in tary, which is constructed so that the tooth the extensions formed on the flanges 5.

5 brush is entirely enclosed when it is not in use The member 3 is provided with bosses 11 sito and which is further so constructed that the uated approximately at the junction of the tooth brush may be readilyremoved from curved portion 7 and the upper portion 8 it Or replaced in it. of the member 3. These bosses form a firm In order to give an understanding of the support in which the .trunnions 9 are fixed.

10 invention I have illustrated in the drawing a The pivotal axis of the member 3 is located selected embodiment thereof which will now somewhat above the bottom thereof and as be described after which the novel features this axis is at the outer'edge of the member will be pointed out in the appended claims. it is apparent that when the tooth. brush Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tooth brush is in the holder the weight of the tooth brush 15 holder embodying my invention showing it in on the bottom 7 will tend to keep the member closed position; 3 in closed relation with the upper edge 12 Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the manthereof resting against the top edge of the ner in which the holder is manipulated to supporting member 1.

give access to the tooth brush; The lower edge of the holding member 3 St l Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. is so shaped as to permit said member to turn 1 showing the holder closed; about its pivotal axis from the position Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the holder shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 4. open; When the holder is in its closed position the Fig. 5' is a sect-ion on the line 55, Fig. 1; chamber 6 encloses the brush thus protecting My improved tooth brush holder comprises person desires to remove the tooth brush a supporting member 1 which is in the form from the holder he presses against the curved of a plate adapted to be secured to a Wall or lower portion thereof with his fingers as fixture of any character by means of screws 2, hown i Fig, 2 thu ingin th h lding and a brush holding member 3 that is pivotember 3 into the position shown in Figs. ally mounted on the supporting 111 1 2 2 and 4. As the holding member 3 swings and fOIHlS .a pocket t0 receive the tOOth into this positionithe eight of the tooth brush 4. v brush is transferred from the bottom 7 to The supporting member 1 is preferably the side portion 8 as shown in Fig. 4 and made of sheet metal and i form each thus the weight ofthe tooth brush tends to end with a yieldable e211 flange 531d ears swing the holding member 3 into a reverse flanges forming the ends of the pocket position; As the member 3 swings into the Chamber 6 in which the tooth brush 13 position shown in Fig. 2the tooth brush will Celved- The holdlhg member 3 may be made move on from the portion 8 into the hand of structed of sheet metal and is pivotally mounted in the supporting member swinging in one direction into closed position and in the other direction to open and deliver the brush. The holding member is curved in is not necessary therefore for the user to pick the tooth brush out of the holder as the simple act of swinging'the holding member 3 into its reversed orinverted position will al cross Section as Shown in Fi 3 having a low the brush to move into the hand. When curved lower portion 7 which forms a pocket tooth h 1S p e 1h h holder h to receive the brush. This lower portion also the latter .Swhhg h 115s hl Posltloh serves as the bottom of the. chamber 6 while h W in Flg- 3th?) w g t Ofthe tooth brush the rearwardly inclined upper portion 8 holds the holding member 3closed as it is Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66, Fig. 1. it from insanitary influences. 'l/Vhen the applied to the'portion 7 thereof below the pivotal axis.

Owing to the novel features of the device it becomes a very simple matter to maintain the device in a strictly sanitary condition. When the device is in open position the holding member 3 swings clear of the supporting member 1 thus enabling the holding member 3 to be very readily cleansed by a simple lengthwise motion of a cloth or other cleansing means. If it be desired to-tlioroughlysterilize the holding member it may be removed. The iianges 5 are resilient and by longitudinal movement of the holding member the trunnions 9 are freed from their bearings in extensions 10 of the flanges 5. Furthermore provision is made for the proper ventilation of the holder. tion of the holdingmember 3 is cut away at its upper edge at 13 which forms an airduct when the device is in closed position. When in this position the inner edge of the curved portion 7 of the holding member is spaced away from the supporting-member 1 which provides an additional duct for the passage of air; Thus the device is constantly vented and at the same time afiords proper V protection for the brush.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

. 1. A brush holder comprising a flat vertically disposed supporting plate having at its ends flanges provided with bearings located at a distance from said plate, a swinging holder for the brush pivotally mounted in said bearings having a base portion forming a pocket for said brush and a closure portion extending therefrom rearwardly into engagement with the upper portion of said plate above and protecting the brush and means pivotally connecting said holder to said bearings operable to cause said holder to be retained by gravity selectively in closed position or in open position, said holder being operable when the brush is enclosed therein by upward pressure of the fingers on the base portion thereof to invert the holder and deliver the brush into the hand, said end flanges being resilient whereby said holder may be moved longitudinally to remove the same from the support to permit thorough cleansing of the device.

2. A tooth brush holder comprising a flat vertically disposed supporting member adapted to be secured to a wall or fixture and having resilient flanges at its ends said flanges provided with bearings, a brush holding member having trunnions at its endsto be detachably received by said bearings, said brush holding member having a concave lower portion to receive a tooth brush and a rearwardly inclined upperportion extending into engagement with the upper portion of said supporting member above and protecting portion spaced therefrom and whereby when the brush is enclosed therein upward pressure of the fingers upon the base portion thereof will cause the holder to be inverted and deliver the brush into the hand.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

' JOSEPH AMELOTTE.

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